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Tefft Johnson
William Tefft Johnson, Jr. (September 23, 1883 – October 15, 1956), better known as Tefft Johnson, was an American stage and film actor, and film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 131 films between 1909 and 1926. Biography Johnson was born in Washington, D.C., on September 23, 1883, to William Tefft Johnson and his wife, Anne Wheeler Johnson. He had two sisters and a brother. His father was a soldier and chaplain who was born in Cooperstown, New York in 1834. His father served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Discharged because of his wounds, his father sought and won recommission in the army. After the war, his father studied law and was admitted to practice before the D.C. and federal bar. Johnson was already an actor, traveling across the United States, at the age of 15. His father died in 1898, and his mother in 1926. His mother largely disinherited him, leaving her $50,000 estate (which cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the " Father of his Country" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country. Washington's first public office was serving as the official surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, from 1749 to 1750. Subsequently, he received his first military training (as well as a command with the Virginia Regiment) during the French and Indian War. He was later elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses and was named a delegate to the Continental Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. * February – ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form, in Italy. * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The '' Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striving For Fortune
''Striving for Fortune'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring George Walsh, Beryl Roberts and Tefft Johnson.Munden p.773 Synopsis In Newport News, Virginia, a shipbuilder working on a new vessel has to thwart attempts at sabotage by a rival company. Cast * George Walsh as Tom Sheridan * Beryl Roberts as Hope Loring * Tefft Johnson * Joseph Burke * Louise Carter * Dexter McReynolds Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British web series ''Diary of a Bad Man'' * Dexte ... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1926 films 1926 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Nat Ross American silent featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Law
''Love's Law'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Tefft Johnson and starring Joan Sawyer, Stuart Holmes and Olga Grey.Solomon p.238 Cast * Joan Sawyer as Innocence, later Moner Moyer * Stuart Holmes as Andre * Olga Grey as Jealousy * Leo Delaney as Undetermined Role * Richard Neill Richard Renchaw Neill Jr. (November 12, 1875 – April 8, 1970) was an American actor and screenwriter who worked in both the silent and sound eras. He performed in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1959, and during the early part of his ... as Undetermined Role References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Tefft Johnson Fox Film films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Cry Of Peace
''The Battle Cry of Peace'' is a 1915 American silent War film directed by Wilfrid North and J. Stuart Blackton, one of the founders of Vitagraph Company of America who also wrote the scenario. The film is based on the book ''Defenseless America'', by Hudson Maxim, and was distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated. The film stars Charles Richman, L. Rogers Lytton, and James W. Morrison. Alternate titles for this film were ''A Call to Arms'' and ''The Battle Cry of War''. In the UK, the film was called ''An American Home''. A sequel followed in 1917, ''Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation''. Plot In a war-torn world, Enemy agents under the leadership of "Emanon" conspire with pacifists to keep the American defense appropriations down at a time when forces of the enemy are preparing to invade. The invasion comes, and New York, Washington, and other American cities are devastated and the enemies take over the country Book version In the same year, J. Stuart Blackton published the book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion's Bride (1913 Film)
''The Lion's Bride'' is a 1913 silent short film directed by Frederick A. Thomson. Plot Christine is the daughter of the owner of a menagerie. She does not fear Nero, a lion grumpy with everyone, who is always docile and kind to her. She manages to make him do the most difficult exercises, enters the cage without fear, cuddles him like a kitten and he lets her do everything. One day, however, Christine meets Basil McDermott who begins to court her until he becomes engaged to her. Basil dislikes the lion and Nero dislikes the newcomer, even though he is forced to accept him as his master. On the day of the wedding, Christine wants to go greet her lion and enter the cage. Basil goes to look for her to bring her back among the guests, but she asks him to leave her alone to say goodbye to Nero. When Basil returns, he finds his wife lying dead between Nero's paws. Cast * Julia Swayne Gordon: Christine Johnson * Harry T. Morey: Basil McDermott, Christine Johnson's boyfriend * Tefft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As You Like It (1912 Film)
''As You Like It'' is a 1912 American silent film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. It was directed by J. Stuart Blackton, Charles Kent, and James Young, and was produced by the Vitagraph Company. The film brings stage star Rose Coghlan to the screen to costar alongside Maurice Costello Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was a prominent American vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s who later played a principal role in early American films as leading man, supporting player, and director .... At 61 or 62 Coghlan is an older Rosalind than usual. Cast Preservation status A print of this film survives in 16 mm format. at silentera.com References
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Cardinal Wolsey (film)
''Cardinal Wolsey'' is a 1912 silent short film drama directed by Laurence Trimble, written by and starring Hal Reid. It was based on the play ''Henry VIII'' by William Shakespeare. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed through the General Film Company. An incomplete copy of the film is preserved in the National Film and Television Archive, British Film Institute. Cast * Hal Reid - Cardinal Wolsey * Julia Swayne Gordon - Catherine of Aragon *Clara Kimball Young - Anne Boleyn * Tefft Johnson - King Henry VIII *Robert Gaillard - Gardiner, later Bishop of Winchester *Logan Paul - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury *George Ober - Bishop of Essex *Hal Wilson Hal Wilson (also credited Harold Wilson; born Hippocrates Wolfarth, October 2, 1861 – May 22, 1933), was a character actor who appeared in silent films. He was born in New York City.(14 October 1914)Hal Wilson's Career: Eclair Character Actor B ... - King's friend (*Harold Wilson) Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Sister's Children
''His Sister's Children'' is a 1911 American silent black and white comedy film produced by Vitagraph Company of America and distributed by General Film Company. Cast * Dolores Costello as Buster aka Budge - One of the Children * Helen Costello as Boxer aka Toodle - One of the Children * John Bunny * Maurice Costello as Harry Burton - the Children's Uncle * Rose E. Tapley as Helen Manton - Harry's Sweetheart * Tefft Johnson William Tefft Johnson, Jr. (September 23, 1883 – October 15, 1956), better known as Tefft Johnson, was an American stage and film actor, and film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 131 films between 1909 and 1926. Biography Johnson was ... as Harry's Sister's Husband * Miss E. Dominicus as Harry's Sister References External links * {{IMDb title, 0001679 American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1911 comedy films 1911 films Vitagraph Studios short films General Film Company 1910s American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Child Crusoes
''The Child Crusoes'' is a 1911 American silent black and white adventure film directed by Van Dyke Brooke, written by Marison Ziegfeld and starring Norma Talmadge, and Helene and Dolores Costello. Cast * Tefft Johnson as Captain Rhines * Kenneth Casey as Jack - A Young Stowaway * Adele DeGarde as May - The Captain's Daughter * Leo Delaney * Norma Talmadge * Ralph Ince * Edith Storey * Helene Costello * Dolores Costello * William Shea William Alfred Shea (June 21, 1907 – October 2, 1991) was an American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould. He is better known as the founder of the Continental League, which was instrumental in bringing Nation ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Child Crusoes American silent short films American black-and-white films American adventure films 1910s adventure films Films directed by Van Dyke Brooke Vitagraph Studios short films General Film Company 1910s American films Silent adventure f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
